A Beardstounge Floats like a cloud in a sky of grass.
Headwaters State Park, MT.
Tag: flowers
Fresh from the fields
While strolling the fields to see who’s there we found a handful of newcomers that will be gone in the blink of an eye.
Some in small patches and some stand alone. Some out in the open while some hide along the forest edge.
A nice patch of Parry’s Townsend Daisies seem to shine even without the sunlight on a cloudy afternoon.
This beautiful flower (identified with the help of troutlily57) is a Death Camus. All parts of this wildflower contain toxic chemicals (alkaloids) said to be more potent than strychnine…yikes.
I think this small beauty is in the Phlox family. Yet the specific species needs further investigation.
Finally a beautiful Chocolate Lilly. These are always somewhat sparse and this year the flower seem unusually small.
All beautiful finds and fresh from the fields close to home.
Purple
Today is Purple day. Don’t ask me why…it just is. So on that note a smattering of purple wildflowers seen on various hikes not too far from home.
Above a field of Lupine sparkles on a rainy morning walk.
A purple Monkey flower added to the bouquet.
A Purple Pulsitila hanging just right.
And to top it all off Larkspur is another fine addition to the collection of local wildflowers blooming this time of year.
Many different shades but all of them say purple to a tee.
Keeping Current
The wild current bushes are in full bloom up on the trail right now, and while their flowers may be small, they pack a big bundle of beauty into those small blooms.
Yellow
Mostly yellow and just a touch of green on a cloudy spring afternoon.
Yellow bells ringing and although short and sometimes hidden in the grass they make a statement that is always bold.
Arrow-leaf Balsamroot is just now riding into town and when in full abundance paints the fields with that sunny shade of yellow.
Now on the wane yet still holding on the Biscuit root is one of those flowers inside a flower inside a flower. Fascinating to look at from macro to micro and back again.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Early Risers
Spring has come late this year. With a late April round of snow and subfreezing temperatures to a wetter and colder than typical May. By Memorial Day the Glacier Lillies and Shooting Stars have typically given way to other spring wildflowers but not this year. They are still abundant and fresh.
While the rest of springs basket is starting to burst forth into bloom I am always thankful for these two early risers that signal spring is indeed here and especially this year.
A late winter bouquet
A midwinter monochrome bouquet picked from a selection of last summers wildflowers. Distant yet still fresh in our minds.
This years crop will be poking up in the blink of an eye as the sun rises higher in the sky with each passing day and will appear, not in monochrome but full color, and after a long cold winter a little color is a fine thing.
Enjoy the silence as spring will be hear soon.
Sumac, Snow and Blue Skies.
Sumac buds busting out to meet the sun after a light dusting of snow the previous evening. Today it feels like spring is here to stay.
A Fine Couple
A wonderful Blue Gentain getting cozy with an Orange Painted Brush up on a hillside in Rustlers Gulch. Crested Butte, CO.
Digitalis
Along the trail on a silent hike the digitalis were ringing strong.
Photographed in a dark yet very green forest.
nature has no boss 
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